Scabbard
Hoshi Takada no ju Fujiwara no Munekaga
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Wood, Leather, Brass
Measurements
68 mm (Width); 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328896.2
Summary
Wooden scabbard covered with black lacquer (flaking) with raised fern decoration. Top third has coloured red, gold, green and white lacquered leather decoration (flaking). Two brass decorative strap fittings witha further brass fitting at the base of the scabbard. All decorative metal components have same raised leaf design.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Hoshi Takada no ju Fujiwara no Munekaga